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The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) yesterday stated that it would oppose any attempt down the line to introduce mandatory labelling of calories on menus in hotels and guesthouses. Commenting on a series of recommendations by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), Michael Vaughan, President, IHF, welcomed the voluntary nature of the proposed scheme but expressed concerns that it could be transformed into a mandatory system once the introductory phase has been completed.

Fine Gael Mayo TD John O’Mahony has stated that a Yes vote in the upcoming Fiscal Compact Treaty referendum will help protect jobs we have and create jobs we need.

Visitors to hotels in Westport are being assured that value for money is top of the agenda for those travelling to this Mayo tourist haven, despite a survey by a hotel website claiming otherwise this week.

The Midlands Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) gave a mixed welcome to the Minister for Finance’s Budget announcement. It welcomed the special allocation to be made for the national tourism Gathering initiative in 2013 and acknowledged the significant benefit the reduced VAT rate of 9 per cent has had for the hospitality sector; however, it criticised the guillotining of capital allowance schemes.

People in Kilkenny are remaining defiant in the face of this week’s austerity Budget, with retailers and the public both seeking ways to cope with cuts and new taxes.

ILAM — the Irish leisure industry employers body which represents gyms, leisure centres, sports, fitness, aquatic and outdoor facilities, has announced that 85 leisure facilities from across Ireland have been awarded White Flags for the year 2011/2012. Those awarded in Mayo were: the leisure club at Breaffy House Resort (formerly Kingfisher Club Breaffy); Ocean Spirit Spa and Leisure Centre, Hotel Westport; The C Club, Castlecourt Hotel; and Westport Leisure Park.

Two Athlone leisure centres have been awarded this year’s White Flag Award at an awards ceremony held yesterday [Thursday] evening.

A new national business organisation, Irish Employers for Affordable Rates (IEAR), which wants the Government to reform the present local authority commercial rates system, was launched recently.

Westmeath hoteliers have welcomed the new 9 per cent reduced VAT rate for tourism related goods and services including hotel accommodation, which came into force as of Friday July 1. Joe O’Brien, chairman of the Midlands branch of the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF), stated that the hotel sector is fully behind the initiative and that the IHF is calling on all its members to pass on the benefit of the reduction in full to customers.

The hotel industry offers huge potential for creating employment if it is allowed a sustainable cost structure, according to the chairman of the Galway branch of the Irish Hotels Federation. Paul Gill has called on local TDs to support the abolition of the Joint Labour Committee system, stating that their additional layer is incompatible with jobs growth when allied to our minimum wage, currently the third highest in Europe.